John Feichtel has joined Saxton & Stump as an equity shareholder in the law firm’s suburban Harrisburg office. Feichtel, who has more than 30 years of experience, is a member of the law firm’s corporate healthcare and life sciences group, with a practice that also spans the business and corporate and real estate groups. His […]
A four-story office building and former home of an Arooga’s Grille House & Sports Bar at 201 N. Second St in downtown Harrisburg is in new hands. A partnership called RMN Group LLC paid $850,000 for the 20,000-square-foot building, according to county deed records. RMN shares an address with LBR Properties, a real estate and property management firm based in […]
Steel Works Apartments in Steelton has been acquired by West Chester-based Saba Apartments LLC. The partnership paid $6.25 million for the 42-unit building at 224 N. Front St., according to county deed records. The seller was Wormleysburg-based Integrated Development Partners, which built the apartments in 2022 and 2023. Integrated was represented in the deal by agents of […]
Daniel Pavlovic has been named director of business valuation at Trout CPA. It is a new role for the Lancaster-based professional services firm, which aims to expand its business valuation practice. Pavlovic worked previously for national firms including KPMG and RSM. At Trout, he will work with Michael Wolfe, a partner in the firm’s business valuation practice. Companies […]
After leading Armstrong World Industries Inc. for nearly a decade, president and CEO Vic Grizzle is moving into a new role as a precursor to his eventual retirement. Effective April 1, Grizzle is slated to become executive chair of the building products manufacturer based in Manor Township, Lancaster County. He is being succeeded as president and […]
Warehaus, a York-based architecture and engineering firm, has promoted three executives. Craig Campbell has been named architectural project director, Travis Kepler has been named architectural process director, and Joe Stein has been named civil project director. Campbell, who has worked at Warehaus for 31 years, now oversees project and team administration across the architectural department […]
Sarah Moreland and Laura Reuter have been promoted to senior counsel at Lancaster-based law firm Saxton & Stump. Moreland is a member of the regulatory and government affairs group in the firm’s Harrisburg office, where she supports clients with advocacy, regulatory analysis, research and a range of government relations matters involving federal, state and local […]
Redevelopment of the former Harrisburg Mall in Swatara Township, Dauphin County, is slated to get underway this year. Baltimore-based St. John Properties Inc. said this week that it plans to begin construction on the first phase of the project, which is bringing a mix of commercial, retail and flex space to the property along Paxton Street. […]
York-based human services agency Community Progress Council plans to pay $2 million for the current home of the York County Economic Alliance in York, where the nonprofit aims to centralize services. The nonprofit, known as CPC, currently has its main office and operates early childhood education programs at a former elementary school at 226 E. College Ave. […]
A state appeals court has rebuffed a company challenging a state tax reassessment, the latest ruling in a string of decisions related to laws governing the use of past operating losses to reduce corporate tax bills. This one goes back more than a decade. In 2013, Dow Chemical Co. used past losses to offset all its […]
Karl Burns has been named chief commercial officer of Wifinium, a new position for the York-based wireless infrastructure company, according to a company spokesperson. Burns worked most recently for CommScope, a Texas-based firm that sold its connectivity and cable solutions business this year. Burns also worked previously as director of strategic partnerships and development at Boingo Wireless and as […]
Joel Reeder has been named vice president and manager of the Harrisburg regional office of Erie Insurance. He succeeds Glenn Kricher, who retired. Reeder joined Erie in 2008 in a claims-related role and has advanced into leadership roles, including material damage appraiser, zone supervisor and liability supervisor. He was named senior district sales manager in […]
Lancaster-based professional services firm RKL LLP added four partners to start the year, bringing its total to 52 partners firmwide. The new partners are Joel Harnly, Gregory Harp, Lindsey Marchant and Nolan Myers. Harnly works in the firm’s tax services group, Harp in the audit services group, Marchant in the senior living services consulting group […]
QPG 19th Street Industrial LLC, an affiliate of New York-based real estate investment firm Quad Property Group, paid $5.55 million for a roughly 64,000-square-foot industrial building at 1830 S. 19th St. in Harrisburg. The seller, Lancaster-based Scheler Realty LLC, paid $2.6 million for the property in 2007, according to county deed records. The building is 100% […]
Dana Stewart has been named COO of Mid Penn Bank effective Jan. 5. He succeeds Jordan Space, who will continue to lead Mid Penn’s private bank and manage its insurance and wealth management subsidiaries under the umbrella of MPB Financial Services LLC. Stewart, who has more than 35 years of experience in financial services, worked most […]
Should a Pennsylvania financial adviser accused of securities fraud be entitled to a jury trial before being subjected to a nearly $1 million civil penalty? A national legal watchdog hopes the Pennsylvania Supreme Court will say yes, even though a lower court already said no. “When the government seeks to impose life-altering financial penalties for […]
Mavis Tires & Brakes leased land on Old York Road near the Fairview Shopping Plaza in New Cumberland. The company plans to build and open a store there by the end of 2026. Laura Martin of SVN Latus Commercial Realty Group facilitated the lease transaction. An additional 2.6 acres are available for lease at the site. […]
Stephen Cerutti, a former assistant U.S. attorney, has joined the Harrisburg office of regional law firm McNees Wallace & Nurick. He is part of the firm’s white collar defense, public corruption and investigations group. Before joining McNees, Cerutti spent more than 25 years with the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., and Harrisburg. He worked […]
West Chester University and the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education do not have to pay an annual six-figure stormwater fee imposed by West Chester Borough. Why? Because Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court ruled yesterday that the fee is a tax — and state entities don’t have to pay taxes. In a lawsuit filed in 2018, the borough argued that the assessments […]
Three York-based law firms are becoming one in a merger slated to close Oct. 1. The firms are Blakey Yost Bupp & Rausch; Griest Himes Herrold Reynosa; and MPL Law Firm. “We all have great respect for each other and we have always worked well together even when on opposing sides,” said James Sanders, an attorney at MPL. “We decided […]
A state court has sided with online retailers who say they are being unfairly targeted by Pennsylvania tax collectors. In a ruling Friday, Commonwealth Court blocked efforts by the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue to collect state sales and personal income taxes from the retailers, which sell their products through Amazon.At issue are back taxes the state […]
State health officials have dropped a legal action seeking to reinstate their controversial recall of medical marijuana vapes. The move before the state Supreme Court doesn’t end the legal fight. It simply means the Department of Health is no longer appealing a lower-court ruling that put the recall on holdNonetheless, it was welcomed by the medical […]
Local banks are telling a Lancaster County court that they need more time and information to assess a deal that would settle debts from the estate of the late developer Richard Welkowitz. The estate has proposed selling off its stake in ventures that own more than 5,000 ATMs for $13.8 million to a Lancaster-based private equity firm, Heller […]
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet has joined a string of retailers accused of improperly denying overtime pay to people who hold management jobs in their stores. Two salaried employees in New York have filed lawsuits claiming Ollie’s should have paid them overtime since their duties were “virtually indistinguishable” from those of hourly workers. The suits, filed in a […]
A state court has reversed a decision that could have added millions of dollars in costs to construction projects financed with bonds issued by municipal authorities. The ruling last week by Commonwealth Court revolved around interpretations of the state’s prevailing-wage law, which sets a minimum wage for workers on projects funded by public money.The case arose […]
After trading legal blows for more than a year, the feuding owners of United Fiber & Data have reached a settlement. The confidential deal ends legal sparring that began in 2020 over the company, which was founded in York by members of the rock band Live and their business partner, Bill Hynes. The fight had narrowed in recent months to […]
The estate of late Lancaster County developer Richard Welkowitz is hoping to make a deal to settle its debts, according to a filing in Lancaster County court. The proposed deal would funnel money to the estate’s secured and unsecured creditors and it would allow the estate to avoid a potential tax hit, according to the […]
McNees Wallace & Nurick has launched HR Influenced, a subsidiary that will offer HR consulting services under the umbrella of the Harrisburg-based law firm, which also houses a labor and employment legal practice. The new venture is headed by Kristen Evans, an experienced HR executive.Her career includes stints at York-based PACE Resources, Cintas, Harrisburg-based developer […]
After two months in bankruptcy, Armstrong Flooring is on the verge of dealing its way out. The Lancaster-based manufacturer said yesterday it has agreed to sell its North American assets to a consortium that includes AHF Products, a former division of Armstrong Flooring. Mountville-based AHF and Boston-based Gordon Brothers have agreed to pay $107 million in cash and assume unspecified liabilities […]
Armstrong Flooring has once again pushed back the deadline for wrapping up a sale. The Lancaster-based manufacturer now expects to finalize a sale by a court hearing slated for Tuesday, July 12.In a statement issued early on Friday, July 8, a company spokesperson said the company has finalized a deal to sell its operations in […]
The Covid-19 pandemic has fueled a range of legal battles in Pennsylvania. Those battles are now the subject of a seminar at Widener University Commonwealth Law School.
A popular Lancaster County attraction has joined a growing throng of companies taking a federal agency to court after being denied grants designed to help live-event venues survive the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Pennsylvania Builders Association doesn’t oppose standards that ensure buildings are accessible to people with disabilities. It opposes the most-recent revision process, which could raise construction costs for multifamily buildings going forward,
A state court has delivered a partial win for Pennsylvania in a year-old lawsuit seeking damages from ag giant Monsanto and related enitities over PCBs. An 84-page Commonwealth Court ruling on Dec. 30 swept aside six of Monsanto’s nine objections to the state lawsuit, paving the way for the next phase of litigation. Judges, however, did uphold two […]
Jabron Taylor wanted to tempt local taste buds with something new. Inspired by the 2019 chicken war between Popeyes and Chick-fil-A, Taylor settled on a recipe based on the Nashville hot chicken sandwich, the signature dish of America’s country music capital but a rarity in Central Pennsylvania. Since November 2019, he and several partners have […]
Editor’s note: This story first appeared in the April 22 issue of BizNewsPA What do a pizzeria, a dental practice and a bridal shop have in common? They are among the plaintiffs in a string of class-action lawsuits seeking to force insurers to reimburse businesses for income lost during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a joint […]
The past year in Central Pennsylvania real estate was punctuated by some high-profile deals, as well as a torrid market for warehouses and other industrial properties. Here’s a look at what transpired in 2021.
A New York investment firm paid $24.4 million for a roughly 255,000 square-foot warehouse in Hampden Township, Cumberland County, continuing a string of multimillion-dollar deals for area warehouses. The property, acquired by Brickman, is fully leased, according to real estate firm JLL Capital Markets, which marketed the building at 301 Railroad Ave.The seller was a subsidiary of a […]